Portable fence.



S. H. WELLS.

PORTABLE FENCE.

Patented Ma119, 1915.

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n PORTABLE FENCE.

APPLIGATloN FILED DEG.16, 1913.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application nled. December 16, 1913. Serial No. $07,111.

T all whom t may concern:

Be it lmown that l, SAMUnnll. Wanne, a citizen of the United States, residing at Uxtord, in thecounty of Lafayette and State ot Mississippi, have invented new andveniently set up or Ataken down andwhich' may be readily handled for transportation or storing y k f i 'llhe invention provides inclosing means comprising panels Ot vpredetermined length and height and vmeans for securing sucliil panels along the prescribed line ot the boundary or piece ont ground to be inclosed, the securing means being of such a nature as to insure a reliable structure and tofbevcapable ot being quickly placed in position or removed according to requirements.

'llhe invention consists of the novel teatures, details ot construction and combina' portion of a parcel ot ground inclosed by a tence embodying y.the invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the adjacent ends of two tence panels located at one ot the corners ot an inclosure. Fig. 3 is a cross section ot a tence panel, showing more clearly the bracing means. n

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description, and indicated in all the views ot'the drawings, by the same reference cllaracters.

lln accordance vwith this invention the means tor inclosing a piece ot ground coneists Ot a plurality ot panels which may be ot similar Or like construction, the single panels being practically ot a unitorm size so as to be placed in a pile tor convenience ot storing. il`he panels are preterablv ot a size and construction to be easily handled by one person. llach ot the panels comprises uprights l and longitudinal rails 2, the latter being provided in pairs and arranged atv or near the top and the bottom ot the panel with the uprights l between the rails of each pair,.the several' parts being secured at their points of crossing by nails or like tastenings driven therethrough. 'llhe space between the upper and lower rails may be occupied by iilling wires 3, which may be of any variety and which are stapled or otherwise secured to the uprights l. llt is preferred to extend the uprights above the upper rails a short distance and to have the upper' illin'g.'wire secured thereto. 'lhe ends'ot the longitudi nal rails which are provided in pairs vpro ject a short distance beyond the eatreme up# rights kto overlap and interlock thereby preventing lateral displacement ot th` panels.

lJegs l are driven between the en of the lowerrails against the inner edges of' the Vend upxrights and penetrate the ground `to a dept to insure a firm holding ot the parts in place. llhe panels borderingV upon the corner ot` an inclosure have the projecting ends ot the inner rails cut awa to admit ol the corners overlapping, thereby providing a substantial joint, the contiguous ends being made secure by means of a binder' 6, which consists ot a wire wrapped about the adjacent corner uprights.

When setting up the tence the Vpanels are arranged along the prescribed course in such a manner as to cause the projecting ends Ot the rails to interlock, the pegs d being' driven into the ground between the lower longitudinal rails, thereby preventing both lateral,

and longitudinal movement of the panels. Brace wires 7 lare passed about the upper rails and extend upon oppositesides of the panels with their lower endssecured to the ground by means ot pins 8 driven therein. lt is to be understood that the brace wires may be located any distance apart in order to provide a substantial structure. rllhe ends ot the brace wires are formed into eyes and the pins 8 atter being passed through such eyes are driven into the ground, the pins being headed to engage the eyes and insure a tightening ot the brace wires.

lFrorn the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it willhe understood that the invention provides a tence or inclosingv means which may be utilized tor corralling stock, or tor other purposes, to prevent trespass upon a tract ot land, said tence, being ot a nature to be 8 and pegs d may oe quiclrlyl withdrawn so that the panels may be moved trom one place to another or stored in compact form for future use.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art'to which the invention appertains, and while l .have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the device which ll now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown'is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made when I'desired as are within the scope of the claim appended hereto.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

A portable fence comprisinglike panels of uniform size, each of such panels comprising upper and'lower pairs of longitudinal rails, uprights secured between the pairs of longitudinal rails, the latter having their end portions projecting beyond the end upmerece rights to admit ofthe projecting ends of the longitudinal rails interlocking by interitting, the uprights projecting above the upper longitudinal rails, longitudinal wires secured to the uprights of each panel between and above the longitudinal rails, pegs adapted to be driven into the ground between the lower pairs of longitudinal rails against the end uprights of adjacent panels, brace wires engaging the upper rails and adapted to be secured at their lower ends to the ground upon opposite sides of the-panels, the corner panels having the outer longitudinal rails projecting to overlap the end upriglits of contiguous panels, and a binder for securing the corner panels by engaging the adjacent uprights.

In testimony whereof l affix my signature in presence of two witnsses.

1S SAMUEL H. XL WELLS.

mill" Witnesses:

J. F. DooLnr,

M, D. RAYBURN. 

